Chapter 175: A Little Favor

The news that the Royal Navy of the Tang Empire had submarines soon spread throughout the other five countries of the Seven-Nation Alliance, and the navies of various countries immediately increased the production of depth charges, and several more anti-submarine nets were added to the important military ports of many countries of the Seven-Nation Alliance.

The escort fleet of the Monia Empire and the Ruierlan Empire that was originally going to rush to the Liuyun Empire was attacked by the Royal Navy submarine of the Tang Empire and returned the same way, causing the three infantry legions of the Monia Empire and the Ruierland Empire to be unable to land on the Liuyun Empire as planned, which made Li Hong, the emperor of the Liuyun Empire, feel very frustrated.

On the morning of October 9, 3013 in the Tang calendar, in a large hall in the palace of Liuyun City, the capital of the Liuyun Empire, Emperor Li Hong said to Prime Minister Cao Ziliang with a haggard face: "Although the Seven Nations Alliance has promised our Liuyun Empire to join them in the name of the Sharad Empire, but the three infantry legions of the Monia Empire and the Ruierlan Empire were originally going to support our Liuyun Empire, but now they can't enter our Liuyun Empire, what does the Sharad Empire say?" When will reinforcements from the Sharad Empire arrive? ”

I also complained that the emperor Li Hong looked very haggard, only a few days after the war, the defensive forces of the Liuyun Empire in the border areas adjacent to the Tang Empire were swept away by the army of the Tang Empire, and the army of the Tang Empire is currently driving straight in, attacking multiple provinces of the Liuyun Empire at the same time.

And the Liuyun Empire troops stationed in various provinces, whether it is the Royal Army of the Liuyun Empire or the armies of the hereditary nobles, in the face of the army of the Tang Empire, almost most of them are about to collapse or simply raise a white flag, even if there are some stubborn resistance of the Liuyun Empire army, they are also under the extremely fierce artillery fire of the Royal Army of the Tang Empire, which has no effect.

Prime Minister Cao Ziliang said bitterly: "The Salad Empire replied that at present, the main naval forces of the three kingdoms of Sharad, Yingluoba, and Noomi are being assembled, and before the main forces of the three navies are not assembled, the Salad Navy cannot escort the Salad Army from the sea into the territory of our Liuyun Empire, so the Sharad Empire hopes that our Liuyun Empire can hold on for a while, as long as there is the main force of the three navies to escort, the Sharad Empire will send reinforcements of thirty infantry divisions to our Liuyun Empire at one time." ”

When Emperor Li Hong heard this, his face became even more ugly, "If you go on the sea, it will take nearly a month to travel from the Sharad Empire to our Liuyun Empire, and when the main forces of the navies of Sharad, Yingluoba, and Noomi are assembled, the cucumber vegetables will be cold." ”

Prime Minister Cao Ziliang sighed and said: "Your Majesty, the eight infantry divisions of the Shalad Empire in our Liuyun Empire, except for the four that were surrounded by the troops of the Tang Empire on the border, the remaining four infantry divisions have all withdrawn to Huitong City, where Huitong Port is located, and even the infantry division that was originally stationed in Liuyun City also left the day before yesterday. ”

Emperor Li Hong asked gloomily, "Could it be that the Shalad Empire has given up its huge interests in our Liuyun Empire?" ”

Prime Minister Cao Ziliang said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, in fact, with the combined strength of the seven countries of Yingluoba, Sharad, Noomi, Monia, Gisk, Ruierlan, and Orenza, it must be the final winner of this war, when the war is over, maybe the army of the Seven Nations Alliance has recovered our Liuyun Empire, according to the previous alliance of the seven countries, our Liuyun Empire will still be the sphere of influence of the Sharad Empire, and at that time, the royal family completely lost its rule over the entire Liuyun Empire, The Sharad Empire could even swallow up our Wandering Cloud Empire, or raise up a puppet. ”

Emperor Li Hong gritted his teeth and asked, "What if our Liuyun Empire can hold back the army of the Tang Empire?" Will the Sharad Empire send reinforcements? ”

Prime Minister Cao Ziliang said: "Your Majesty, if our Liuyun Empire can hold back the army of the Tang Empire, then according to the division of the war zone of the Seven Nations Alliance, the armies of the Monia Empire and the Ruierlan Empire should be able to reinforce our Liuyun Empire. ”

Emperor Li Hong let out a long sigh and asked, "Prime Minister, our Liuyun Empire is facing such a crisis at this moment, what do you think we should do next?" ”

Prime Minister Cao Ziliang opened his mouth, and did not say what he really thought in his heart, but hesitated for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, the first thing we need to do now is to move the capital as soon as possible, according to the speed of the Tang Empire's army, it may not take half a month to reach Liuyun City." ”

Emperor Li Hong nodded and said, "I and the members of the imperial family really have to leave Liuyun City as soon as possible, so that we can avoid the worries of the troops stationed in Liuyun City, and we can let go of the bloody battle with the Tang Empire army that attacked Liuyun City to the end." ”

The terrain around Liuyun City is dangerous, and it has always been a battleground for soldiers, and the emperor Li Hong, who is unwilling to die in the country, is ready to gather at least three million Royal Army of the Liuyun Empire in the entire Liuyun City area, of which about two million will be newly recruited troops to defend Liuyun City.

Emperor Li Hong wanted to turn Liuyun City into another Purple Moon City, the capital of the Purple Moon Empire, even if it became a ruin, it was not captured by the army of the Orenza Empire, of course, Emperor Li Hong was ready to stay in Liuyun City in person and live and die with Liuyun City.

Just when Emperor Li Hong was about to move the capital, in Huitong City, where Huitong Port, the largest military port of the Liuyun Empire, was located, in a building close to the port, a young man with an ordinary appearance smiled and said to Liu Huaizhong, the Minister of the Navy of the Liuyun Empire: "Lord Marquis, you must also know that it is no longer possible for the three infantry legions of the Monia Empire and the Ruierlan Empire to reach the Liuyun Empire, and the Sharad Empire will not be able to send a large number of land forces to the territory of the Liuyun Empire in a short period of time. Our Tang Empire will definitely control the entire Liuyun Empire soon, I wonder if Lord Marquis has made up his mind now? ”

Admiral Minister Liu Huaizhong said with a wry smile: "Although the four infantry divisions of the Salad Empire have not yet arrived in Huitong City, but the Salad Navy has almost 80,000 people gathered in Huitong City and Huitong Port, even if I am willing to lead the entire Liuyun Empire Royal Navy to surrender to the Tang Empire, it is impossible to capture the nearly 300 warships of the Salad Navy in Huitong Port, you must know that the total number of officers and men of the Royal Navy of the Liuyun Empire in Huitong City and Huitong Port is only more than 20,000 people." ”

It turned out that this ordinary-looking young man was an agent of the Military Intelligence Bureau of the Tang Empire, and he was an army-type mid-level biochemical named Feng Han.

Feng Han came to Huitong City a few days ago, and through the introduction of several high-ranking officials within the Royal Navy of the Liuyun Empire, he met with Liu Huaizhong, the Minister of the Navy of the Liuyun Empire, hoping to persuade Liu Huaizhong to lead the entire Royal Navy of the Liuyun Empire to defect to the Tang Empire, and do the Tang Empire a small favor.

Now that the situation of the Tang Empire seizing the entire Liuyun Empire has become very clear, Liu Huaizhong, as the Minister of the Navy, is unwilling to sink to the bottom of the sea with the broken ship of the Liuyun Empire, so Liu Huaizhong is still very willing to take refuge in the Tang Empire, the reason why Liu Huaizhong has not given a clear answer to Feng Han, the representative of the Tang Empire, is to ask for more benefits for himself and the entire Royal Navy of the Liuyun Empire, and to hesitate to help the Tang Empire that little favor.

Feng Han smiled slightly and said: "Lord Marquis, I know that the Fifth Infantry Regiment of the Royal Army of the Liuyun Empire stationed in the area of Huitong City is completely controlled by you, presumably you must have a way to capture the Salad Navy warship in Huitong Port, otherwise this matter would have been rejected by you a long time ago, in addition, the four infantry divisions of the Shalad Empire will soon arrive in Huitong City, Lord Marquis had better make a decision earlier, otherwise when the four infantry divisions of the Sharad Empire enter Huitong City, The Marquis will not have the opportunity to make a miraculous contribution to the Tang Empire. ”

After being silent for a moment, Admiral Minister Liu Huaizhong gritted his teeth and said to Feng Han: "The Salad Navy has seven super dreadnought battleships, six dreadnought battleships, ten former dreadnought battleships, ten ironclad battleships, sixteen large armored cruisers, sixteen medium armored cruisers, twenty light cruisers, thirty destroyers, and eighty torpedo boats stationed in Huitong Port, in addition to the twelve ironclad battleships, five old medium armored cruisers that the Sharad Empire originally wanted to give to the Royal Navy of the Liuyun Empire, Thirty-one frigates and thirty-eight new-style torpedo boats also entered Huitong Port at this time, and there was no intention of delivering them to our Liuyun Empire's Royal Navy for the time being. ”

When Feng Han heard Liu Huaizhong's tone, his eyes couldn't help but light up and said: "Lord Marquis, our Tang Empire is only interested in the seven super dreadnought battleships and six dreadnought battleships of the Sharad Navy in Huitong Port, as long as Lord Marquis can help our Tang Empire take down these thirteen battleships, then in the Royal Navy of the Tang Empire, there will definitely be a place for Lord Marquis." ”

Liu Huaizhong immediately said in a deep voice: "Mr. Feng, for the conditions for our entire Liuyun Empire Royal Navy to surrender to the Tang Empire, we can follow the few articles you gave, but if you want me to take people to risk capturing the warships of the Salad Navy in Huitong Port, I must add one." ”

"Lord Marquis, if you have any requests, please don't hesitate to mention them."

"I hope that His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Empire will accept my granddaughter Liu Muqing into the palace!"

"This ...... I have to report this request to my superiors before I can give an answer to the Marquis. ”